Today: Orange you glad..
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false] ..there’s no actual blood in blood oranges? I juiced six of these little babies by hand Sunday morning and ended up with the perfect amount of fresh, tart juice.
The first time I saw a blood orange, I was a nerdy exchange student staying with a host family in Rome. My host mother would serve freshly squeezed blood orange juice each morning, alongside thick toast topped with ricotta and jam. I figured I misunderstood when I was told to drink my orange juice. Dude, that juice was not orange. But man, was it amazing.
I may have caught carpel tunnel syndrome from all that manual juicing, but it was totally worth it. As I daydreamed about that small Italian kitchen, and sipped on my no-so-orange orange juice, I was briefly transported from my hectic weekend. And then my barely functioning BlackBerry started blinking again. Welp, it was good while it lasted!
Also On Tap for Today:
- A clever use for all those orange peels
- Hitting up our neighborhood consignment store for a jewelry/makeup event 🙂
- Icing my busted ankle after last night’s soccer game… oopsies
What’s your favorite food memory?
Comments (2)
One Is The Magic Number
April 6, 2011 at 5:17 pm
oh. my. GOD.
Orange peel planters? Freaking genius. I’ve been wanting to start a kitchen herb garden forever, and this just reinvigorated me. LOVE.
Annelise
April 7, 2011 at 11:12 am
That looks amazing! If I ever had kids I’ll have to remember to give this to them and tell them they’re drinking blood. #badmom
I have many food memories…breakfast on the roof every day in Turkey. But also when we got back from my sister’s wedding after not sleeping the night before and say in the kitchen eating leftover cake.